Hi everyone! I feel bad, cuz I'm gonna throw a lot of shit towards Allen and make his life absolutely miserable. But that just adds more suspense to the story and keeps you guys entertained. :D
And btw, I'm sorry, Lenalee seems to be really excluded from this story. I have nothing against her, but she doesn't really fit in my Allen pairings….CONSIDERING THEY ARE ALL GUYS, OF COURSE SHE DOESN'T FIT IN. It's okay, Lenalee, Rhode doesn't fit it either.
Tada! My present from me to you! Today is my birthday, and I've decided to post this chapter up specially.
LAST MINUTE NOTE::: In this story Lenalee has long hair all the way.
Allen:
It was a Saturday morning, around 11 o'clock, and the day had just begun. It was a beautiful fall day in November, and the skies were blue, and there was a light breeze. It had been overcast forever, and Lenalee had wanted to take advantage of this bright and beautiful day. It wasn't too hot nor too cold. It was the perfect weather for a picnic.
Allen just got off of the phone with Lenalee. Lavi, Allen, and Lenalee all lived in the same general area, so they agreed to meet on the bridge. Allen was bringing the blanket, Lenalee was bringing the basket of food, and Lavi was bringing drinks.
As Allen stepped onto the street, he saw Lenalee in the distance. He waved his left arm high in the air, and called "Lenalee!" She turned around and waved after noticing Allen. It crushed Lenalee's heart a little as she noticed Allen's blood red hand. Recognizing someone from a distance was always a challenge for everyone, but when you see the white hair and the red hand you automatically knew who it was, without having to see their face. It hurt Lenalee's heart a little to realize it, depending on a friend's deformity to recognize them.
"Hi Allen-kun! How are you?"
Allen smiled brightly. "Great! It's a beautiful day today. How are you?"
Lenalee smiled. "Great!" Her face turned apologetic. "Did I call you too early? I was afraid it was too early to call, because when I called Lavi, it sounded like he just rolled out of bed…" Her eyes turned to the top corner of her eyes, looking thoughtful.
Allen laughed. "I'm sure he's fine! He was probably just studying all night because of Bookman."
Lenalee smiled. "Probably."
They walked in silence for a bit, until a cute Asian girl wearing a lolita outfit crossed their path. Allen's eyes trailed the girl as she passed by, and Lenalee had to hotly pinch his ear and pull his face away from the girl. "Eyes forward!" She said hotly, her eyebrows pointing down slightly. Allen laughed awkwardly, and said, "Ah ha ha…right."
They arrived on the bridge the same time Lavi arrived. Lenalee waved her hand in the air, and shouted his name. He appeared in a daze, but when he heard his name it snapped out of it. He smiled and waved back. "Hi Lenalee!" He turned to Allen, looking serious.
"Allen!" He called urgently, as they came closer to Lavi. "Did you see that incredibly cute Lolita girl? She was so cute! She was totally my type!"
Allen's eyes lit up. "I know! She looked just like those Victorian dolls from England! Except she was wearing all black, and dolls from England are usually more colorful!"
"That's because she was a gothic Lolita! Probably a Kuro-lolita to be exact. Kuro lolita's wear all black! I wonder if I chase her, she'll give me her num—"
A loud smack echoed the park, causing a bird to fly overhead, cawing that sounded suspiciously like, "Ahou, ahou." ((Ahou means idiot, I think))
Lenalee grabbed both of Allen and Lavi's ears, and dragged them to a nice clean spot on the grass. Her face was reddened, and she said, "Geez! Can't you guys keep your eyes off girls for one moment?"
Allen and Lavi, who were being dragged by their ears, could only grunt in pain. They rubbed their red faces, trying to ignore the sting. When Lenalee finally dropped them, they stood up apologetically.
"Sorry," Allen said, looking sheepish, his cheeks still red from the smack and a faint blush.
Lavi laughed awkwardly, and scratched the back of his head. He adjusted his bandana and eyepatch and stepped forward, giving Lenalee and hug from behind, his head resting on hers. "Sorry Lena. Didn't mean to make you feel jealous."
Lenalee's face reddened, and she elbowed Lavi in the gut. He let out an 'oomph!', and clutched his sides. "I wasn't jealous!" She said hotly. Her face was still flushed, and she closed her eyes, forming an irritated expression. "I was just shocked by the reactions a single girl can to do two teenage boys. Honestly! That's a scary observation." She folded her arms, shaking her head.
"Ah..well…" Allen said. "I got the blanket." He said as he unfolded his blanket. He threw it up in the air, and set it gently on the ground. Lenalee smiled at him and sat down on it, placing the basket next to her. Allen and Lavi sat across from her, forming a triangle between the three of them.
Lavi pulled drinks from behind him. "Drinks!" He said as he popped the cork, and fizz poured out of it immediately.
"Not on the blanket!" Allen said teasingly, as he pushed Lavi off. Lavi fell forward, rolling off the blanket, almost spilling the contents. "Hey!" He shouted, but he had a smile on his face. "Is this 'pick on Lavi' day or something? Do you know how hard it was to get out of the house with Bookman on my back? Seriously! I barely opened the door an inch, and he pops out of nowhere, asking stupid questions like 'Where are you going?' 'Why?' 'What does the world have to offer to YOU?'"
Allen laughed, and Lenalee giggled. "Sounds tough." Allen said, as he leaned back on his hands, smiling broadly.
Lenalee smiled. "You know, I was this close to getting Kanda to come too." She held up two fingers, closing them close together.
"WHAT?!" Allen and Lavi shouted in unison. They both looked at each other, then looked away. Allen could feel his heart beating fast.
"What? He was a childhood friend of mine. I thought it would be nice to ask. He doesn't seem to go out much. He's not really a bad guy." Lenalee said, as she unpacked the basket, looking thoughtful.
Lavi blew air out of his mouth. "Every time I try to talk to that guy, he blows up and threatens to slice me up with his sword." Lavi chuckled. "It's kinda funny. Hey, by the way Allen, how was the meeting with him on Thursday?"
Allen looked down, closing his eyes, his face looking crossed between thoughtful and annoyed. He scratched his chin, recalling the memories. "It wasn't as bad as I thought."
"Aha!" Lenalee interjected.
"It was still weird though!" Allen shot back. "I ended up making dinner for him and his mom."
"Allen cooking?" Lavi said, looking thoughtful. "Dear God, what did you blow up this time?"
Allen threw the cork at Lavi's head. It bounced off. "Shut up!" He said. "But anyways, Kanda is still a bastard. He swears a lot." Allen left out the part about Kanda cooling off a bit, after he mentioned…he was abandoned.
Lenalee nodded apologetically. "That's just his personality. He never really let anyone in as a kid. He always insisted on being alone, not wanting to be bothered."
"Wow. How did you guys become friends?"
Lenalee looked thoughtful, as she handed out sandwiches. "I guess it's not necessarily friends…but he was kind to me. Not exactly kind, but he wouldn't blow up and cuss and threaten me. Deep down, he is a nice guy."
Allen and Lavi looked at each other, before bursting out laughing. Lenalee sighed. Boys will be boys….She thought to herself.
As they finished, Allen wiped the tears from his eyes. "So how was your guys's meeting?" He looked between Lavi and Lenalee, waiting for an answer.
Lavi groaned, and held his head in his hands. "So…much…food…." Lavi muttered to himself.
"Lavi?"
"We got absolutely nothing down. He sat there and ate his whole refrigerator of food, while I just hid in the corner. It was worse than a horror movie." Lavi said. "Screw the project. I'm just gonna make up answers." They didn't need to ask who the food maniac was. Enough was said.
Lenalee smiled apologetically. "I went to Road's house. Actually, she lived in a mansion. We didn't get much done either. She insisted on doing my hair, and dressing me up." Lenalee brought her knees to her chest, hugging them tightly. "She's just…creepy. I don't know how to explain it, but there is something about her that makes my skin crawl." She twirled one of her two ponytails in her hands.
Allen nodded. "I know what you mean." He said.
They dug into their food, laughing and talking about random things. Just as they were close to finishing, they heard a gun click. They looked up.
Up in a tree, sat Devitto and Jesdero. They both had gold rifles and they were pointing it towards Allen. They attended Black Order academy, but they rarely showed up to school.
"Allen Walker!" Devitto shouted. "We meet again!" He licked the barrel of his gun.
"Huh? I never met you." Allen said, thinking back hard.
"Shut up!" Jasdero shouted angrily. "It adds suspense. Hee hee!"
"What do you want anyways?" Lavi asked, squinting as he looked up in the bright sunlight.
Jasdebi inhaled deeply, then shouted, "THAT BILL THAT CROSS BASTARD LEFT FOR US! WE'LL MAKE THE PUPIL PAY FOR THE MASTER'S DEBTS!" The tree ached and shook slightly.
A dull silence echoed the area. Even the wind stopped blowing.
"D-debts?" Lenalee asked. Everyone turned to stone.
"That's right!" Jasdero yelled.
"That son of a bitch Cross…" Devitto yelled.
"HE LEFT US WITH A TON OF DEBTS BEFORE RUNNING AWAY!" They yelled together.
Devitto gripped onto the tree branch, sobbing. "Cross is as evil as a demon! Dammit!"
"This here is the freaking bill!" Jasdero yelled as he pulled out a book of bills.
"It totals one hundred guineas! We'll make you pay it all!" Devitto screamed as he pointed an accusing finger to Allen. They burst out into tears.
A dull silence echoed the park. Allen slouched, an unusual thing for him to do as he felt a familiar constriction in his chest, a shortness of breath, and an overwhelming weight on his shoulders.
"Wah, wah…" He began, staring at the ground blankly. Lavi leaned towards Allen. "Allen?" He asked uncertainly, holding a hand over Allen's shoulder.
"ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS?!" Allen looked up with a glint in his eyes. Lavi's skin prickled and he gave a small yell in shock. Dark Allen was back. "WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT SMALL POCKETCHANGE LIKE THAT?" He asked in suppressed anger. The type of anger that was calm before it blew up.
Lavi's hair on the end of his neck stood up. He never heard Allen cuss before, and he's known him for a few months.
Devitto glared at Allen, gritting his teeth. "You bastard! You'll pay!"
Horn sprouted from Allen's head, and Lavi gave a small scream again. Lenalee bowed her head in shock from Allen's dark side, and the girlishness of Lavi's scream. It was almost embarrassing.
"Stop whining you bastards. You wouldn't even know the debts I had, have, to pay…" Allen said. ("Just what kind of training did Allen go through?" Lavi asked, but was ignored.)
Allen looked down for a moment, his hair blocking his eyes, then he looked up, pointing his finger to Jasdevi, shouting, "CROSS MARIAN IS NOT 'LIKE' A DEMON, HE IS A GENUINE DEMON! AND YOU BETTER NOT BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT!"
"You asshole!" Devitto screamed.
"We'll make you pay for everything!" Jasdero yelled.
They paused, licking their gun barrels. "But first we'll have some fun."
Allen narrowed his eyes. Then he sighed, and said, trying to lure them in, "Having fun is only fun when you gamble."
Jasdebi took the challenge immediately. "We'll definitely win! If we win, then you pay for our debts!"
Allen smirked. "But if I win, you let us go."
"Fine!" They pulled out a deck of cards and threw them on the ground. They scattered everywhere. "Find what we are looking for in under three seconds!"
Allen had just managed to squat down when Jasdero shouted, "Three of a kind!"
Allen's hands moved like a flash. "Here."
"Bingo! Full house!"
"Here."
"Bingo! Royal Straight Flush!"
"Heeere."
"Bingo..!"
"Wow, Allen-kun!" Lenalee commended. Allen smiled. "This is a piece of cake." He replied.
After several failed gambling games, Allen still winning in the lead, the twins grew frustrated.
"Damn it!" Devitto yelled. Jasdero pointed to a nearby trashcan with his gun. "In one of those beer bottles over there, there is a bomb! If you don't locate it and disable it soon, it will go boom! Hee hee!"
Lenalee and Lavi gasped. They began searching for the beer bottles.
Allen stood there, staring blankly at them. "I recognize these bottles…" He muttered as he peered into the pile of bottles. Lenalee turned to look at him. "Huh?"
"If I remember correctly, these are the brands Master sent me out to buy…."
Lenalee stared at Allen, while Lavi continued to search frantically for the bottle.
"Allen, this isn't the time to reminisce…" Lavi said.
"It all cost so much…" Allen muttered. "But the most expensive one was…Shwartz!" He said as he picked it up. He held it up proudly. The ticking continued loudly.
"Disable it quickly!" Lavi shouted in panic.
"How?" Lenalee freaked, clutching her hands together tightly.
"Allen! Throw it!" Lavi yelled.
Allen fumbled with it, then threw it at Jasdebi. The bottle bounced twice before it blew up next to them. They ran away, covered in ash, cursing them. "We'll get you!" They shouted.
Lavi laughed and clapped, patting Allen on the back. Lenalee sighed in relief. "Glad that's over." Lavi said.
Lenalee looked up at the sky sadly. "Aw, it's overcast. It looks like it's going to rain."
Lavi and Allen looked up after her. The three of them stared up at the sky silently. A drop of rain landed on Allen's forehead, and he blinked, rubbing it away. "Guess this is the end of our picnic." He muttered. They sighed, and returned to their picnic area and began to clean up.
In the midst of cleaning up, Allen's phone began to buzz. "Excuse me." He muttered. He flipped it open, and jogged a few steps away, in attempt to keep the call private. However he was still in hearing range of Lavi and Lenalee.
"Mushi mushi?" Allen greeted into the phone. ((Japanese greeting over the phone. Hope I spelled it right)) He paused, wondering who it was.
"Allen," a familiar voice called over the phone. "It's Cross."
"Hello, shishou." Allen wondered confusedly why Cross called him. Something wasn't right. There was a serious tone to the phone call. Cross never called him for wine.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news concerning your parents."
Allen's stomach twisted, and he got the sick feeling you get before you knew something bad was going to happen. "Y-yes?" He said hesitantly. He held his cell phone with two hands, pressing it to his ear.
"Your parents were found dead yesterday morning. They were discovered on the other side of town around three in the morning. They were brutally murdered."
Allen stared at the ground in shock, wondering how he should feel. He was shocked, definitely, but was he sad? He tried to say something, anything to respond to his master, but the words stuck in his throat.
"Allen?" Cross called over the phone. Cross was being unusually gentle with Allen, and even called him by his first name. For some reason, this made it even more difficult for Allen. He tried to breathe numbly.
"Y-yes." Allen managed to croak. His eyes stung, and his throat seemed to close up. Everything felt cold.
"I want you to come back to the apartment immediately. We'll discuss this in person."
Allen nodded, seeing as he was unable to respond verbally. Cross somehow knew this, and he said, "Goodbye."
Back a few steps away, Lenalee watched Allen worriedly. "Lavi," she asked, her words thick with worry. "Who is he talking to? He's been standing there for a while."
Lavi shrugged. He had also sensed something was wrong, but he was still denying it, trying to will it to be right. Normal. Happy cheery Allen. He folded Allen's blanket neatly, and set it down, placing it under Lenalee's basket. They watched Allen warily, noticing his shoulders rising up as time passed. He seemed to be growing tense.
"I'm going over there." Lenalee said as she took a step forward. She was held back by Lavi, who was staring ahead at Allen. She followed his gaze. He was breathing weirdly, and even from the distance, they could hear the shaky breath in, and the shaky breath out.
Almost as if on cue, Allen turned around, placing his cell phone in his pocket. Lenalee wasn't sure if Allen shed any tears, for there were no traces. His face was paler, and he looked as if he was in shock.
"Allen?" Lenalee called hesitantly. He looked up, piercing her with his gaze. It was a soft, tired gaze, almost defeated. One that came before or after a funeral.
"Are you okay?" She asked worriedly. She walked to Allen, placing her hands around his left arm. She tried to look at his face, but his eyes were covered by his hair.
He nodded softly, and muttered numbly, "I have to go. Something…came up. I'll see you guys later." And he took off, sprinting back in the direction he came this morning. Lenalee watched him go in concern. She turned to Lavi, and asked, "Why didn't you do anything?" It almost sounded like an accusation, but it was laced with fear.
Lavi turned away, picking up the blanket and her basket. "What could I do?" It was a rhetorical question, one that he would continue to ask himself in the future. When Lenalee didn't answer, he began to walk back. He turned around and waited for her. Lenalee caught up with him, and they walked side by side on the way home.
Though their walk back was silent, both were wondering, Why is it that good things always end?
Why indeed.
This chapter sucked really bad. Worse thing I ever wrote in this series. It started out good, then I took a break. Came back, worked a little, took another break. Came back and it sucked. The only thing that might have saved it was the angst part, and that was abrupt too.
The Jasdevi part was teeeeeerrible!!!!!! :hides face in shame: The transition was too faaaaast!!!!!!! :bangs head against wall:
Sorry Allen, I'm making your life absolutely terrible. Readers beware! His life is gonna suck.
Omake from TehExorcist! :D
Kanda: Hey Allen, you're a beansprout.
Allen: Your mom's a beansprout!
Kanda: YOUR BEANSPROUT'S A MOM!
Allen: …..what?
I'M BEING GREEDY BECAUSE THIS CHAPTER SUCKED SO BAD.
I WANT 10 REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But in all seriousness, today is my birthday! Anyone wanna leave me a birthday review? :D
